When a group of teenagers receive an invite to download the latest smartphone app, an intelligent personal assistant, they expect a harmless way to get directions and restaurant recommendations. But the sinister nature of the app soon reveals itself, tormenting the friends by tapping into their darkest fears.
Practical Effects
Decent creature designs on a shoestring budget.
Director
Abel Vang
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released the same year as iPhone X and Face ID, capturing peak smartphone anxiety before we normalized being tracked 24/7.
The Vang brothers are Hmong-American filmmakers who crowdfunded this after Hollywood passed on their 'cursed technology' pitch for years — then Black Mirror beat them to similar concepts.
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